After playing in the playground for a whole day, An Yan didn't feel tired at all. On the contrary, he was full of energy. Everything he saw was full of novelty, as if he wanted to play all the items he had played before.
But it was getting late, and the family still had to go home. The family left the playground and got on the spaceship to go home.
On the way home, the atmosphere in the spaceship was still relaxed and happy until Father Cheng received a communication.
When he first received the newsletter, although the expression on Cheng's father's face was as serious as ever, it was obviously serious in a relaxed state.
But after receiving the communication, his face darkened almost instantly.
After hanging up the communication, Cheng's father turned to look at his wife: "Father's physical condition has suddenly deteriorated, we need to go to a nursing home first."
Hearing this sentence, the emotions of the other people in the spaceship dropped instantly. Although An Yan was a little confused about the situation, he also obediently quieted down.
In silence, the spaceship changed its course and headed for the Central Star No. 1 Sanatorium affiliated to the military headquarters.
Cheng's father's father, also known as Cheng Yi's grandfather, possessed a very high military talent. He had made great achievements in many battles against the Zerg, and served as a marshal of the army for more than 20 years.
If his body hadn't been seriously injured in a war, he might still be in the position of Marshal of the military department now.
But after that accident, Grandpa Cheng's physical condition deteriorated, and finally he had to live in a nursing home for a long time.
The Cheng family would often go to the nursing home to visit Grandpa Cheng and keep abreast of his current situation. Under such circumstances, the sudden communication from the nursing home was enough to show that Grandpa Cheng's current situation was not optimistic.
All the way to the nursing home in silence, the family of four went straight to Grandpa Cheng's ward.
An Yan sat obediently in his pocket, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw a Grandpa Cheng lying on the bed.
At this time, Grandpa Cheng was lying on the bed, holding a book in his hand, looking at it calmly, without any abnormality in his expression.
Seeing several people walking in, Grandpa Cheng put down his book and smiled kindly: "You are here."
"Father, are you okay?" Although they had just met not long ago, after receiving the communication just now, it was really difficult for Cheng's father to face Grandpa Cheng with a calm mood.
"I feel fine now," said Grandpa Cheng, waving to his two grandsons, "Since you two are here, come and chat with me."
Cheng Yang immediately ran to the hospital bed, pretending to be relaxed and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, does grandpa miss me?"
Cheng Yi followed in silence.
"Think about it," Grandpa Cheng said with a kind smile, "Did anything interesting happen in the academy recently?"
Cheng Yang's temperament was already cheerful and lively, but at this time he was trying to make his grandfather happy, and he immediately started talking non-stop: "Of course there are, and there are a lot of them, Grandpa, let me tell you..."
Grandpa Cheng smiled and listened for a while, then suddenly his eyes turned and fell on Cheng Yi who had been standing quietly by the side, and it happened to land on the big pocket on his chest.
Grandpa Cheng asked, "Is Ah Yi carrying something small?"
Although he knew that the other party should not be able to see him, under the sight of Grandpa Cheng, An Yan still felt flustered and shrunk his head subconsciously.
Cheng Yi paused, as if hesitant, but before he could make a decision, Cheng Yang had already said, "Grandpa, how would you know? You shouldn't be able to see the words?"
Grandpa Cheng smiled slightly and asked, "Yanyan?"
"Yanyan is a little hamster picked up by elder brother. He is very cute and well-behaved. We all like him, and you will definitely like him, Grandpa," Cheng Yang introduced with bright eyes, and turned his head to urge him My eldest brother, "Brother, why don't you speak out your words?"
Grandpa Cheng smiled cheerfully and said, "I really want to see such a cute little thing."
Cheng Yi sighed lightly, gently lifted the little guy out of his breast pocket, and said to Grandpa Cheng, "Grandfather, this is Yanyan."
An Yan looked at Grandpa Cheng apprehensively, with a blank expression on his face.
For the little hamster raised by his grandson, Grandpa Cheng did not show any rejection, but asked, "Can I hug it?"
Cheng Yi didn't answer, but just looked down at the little guy.
Although it was the first time seeing Grandpa Cheng, he was Cheng Yi's family after all, so he should be easy to get along with, An Yan paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Cheng Yi carefully placed the little guy in his grandfather's hands.
Grandpa Cheng is getting older, and his big hands are much more wrinkled than the rest of the Cheng family, and probably due to physical reasons, his palms are not as hot as others, but cold.
An Yan was really uncomfortable sitting in this big hand, and he was very reserved, but he tried to behave naturally, for fear that Grandpa Cheng would notice his awkwardness and be unhappy.
Grandpa Cheng looked down at the little hamster in his palm, and asked with a smile, "Is your name Yanyan?"
An Yan nodded obediently, and gave a "squeak" as a positive answer.
Grandpa Cheng's eyes flickered slightly, but the smile on his face became wider, and he gently supported the little hamster's head with his fingers: "Yanyan is so good, do you like Ah Yi?"
An Yan nodded again, the senior was so kind to him, of course he likes the senior very much.
Grandpa Cheng and An Yan were communicating aimlessly and casually. On the other side, Father Cheng had already left the ward and found Grandpa Cheng's attending doctor.
Cheng's father asked in a deep voice: "Doctor Lin, you contacted me suddenly, is there something wrong with my father's health?"
The expression on Dr. Lin's face was equally heavy, he nodded, and said: "Marshal Cheng suddenly fell into a coma this morning, and his condition is very critical. Although Marshal Cheng woke up smoothly after rescue, his condition is still not optimistic. "
Speaking of this, Dr. Lin hesitated for a moment before continuing truthfully: "Although Old Marshal Cheng didn't want me to tell you about this, as his family members, I think you need to know."
Cheng's father clenched his palms slightly, subconsciously holding his breath: "What's the matter?"
Dr. Lin let out a mouthful of turbid air, and said in a deep voice, "Old Marshal Cheng's spiritual realm may not last long."
It wasn't just Grandpa Cheng's body that was severely damaged in the battlefield, but also his spiritual realm.
If it is just a purely physical problem, no matter how serious it is, it can be repaired slowly under advanced medical conditions, at least it will not continue to deteriorate.
However, the problems in the spiritual domain have always been mysterious and mysterious. Even though human beings have been conducting various researches on this, they still cannot draw a thorough conclusion.
Especially when the spiritual domain is severely damaged due to unknown reasons, it is very difficult to figure out the root of the problem, let alone cure it completely.
This is the case with Grandpa Cheng.
When he was fighting against the Zerg on the battlefield, he had suffered both physical and mental damage due to the spiritual attack of the female worm. Although the physical damage has been slowly repaired, the source of the severe damage to the spiritual domain has not been found yet. , but failed to carry out an effective cure.
The mental domain examination that humans can provide now can only tell that Grandpa Cheng's mental domain is indeed deteriorating. Not only is the stability of the mental power getting worse and worse, but the mental domain itself is also deteriorating, inevitably getting worse and worse. Close to the final total collapse.
Hearing Dr. Lin's words, Cheng's father couldn't help being completely silent, and his face was even more gloomy and terribly gloomy.
Standing behind him, Cheng's mother gently put her hand on her husband's shoulder, giving silent comfort, but she also felt very uncomfortable.
"I know this news is cruel to you, but..." Dr. Lin sighed heavily, blamed himself and said helplessly, "We really can't do anything about the situation of Old Marshal Cheng."
Although Cheng's father was in a heavy heart, he did not lose his mind. He calmed down and said to Dr. Lin: "Doctor Lin, please don't say that. Thanks to you for taking care of my father all these years, I am very grateful."
Dr. Lin shook his head and replied, "Mr. Cheng is too polite, this is what we should do."
When Cheng's father and Cheng's mother returned to the ward, Grandpa Cheng was chatting with his two grandchildren and a little hamster. The atmosphere in the ward looked relaxed, but Cheng's mother couldn't help but her eyes were red.
Although Cheng's father acted more calmly and self-restrained, he was obviously very uncomfortable. He comforted his wife, took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and then entered the ward.
Of course, Grandpa Cheng knew what his son was doing just now, but he didn't say a word about it. Instead, he smiled and said to Father Cheng: "I just heard from Yangyang that you also like this hamster very much, and you even hugged him?"
If it was any other time, this kind of question would embarrass Cheng's father and refuse to answer.
But at this time, he admitted very frankly: "Yanyan is really cute, and my father should like him very much, right?"
"Yeah, I like Yanyan very much too." Grandpa Cheng stretched out his withered fingers and tapped An Yan's small forehead lightly. "Today, Yanyan will stay with me, okay?"
In this interstellar era, the lifespan of human beings is generally extended, and it is normal to live to two or three hundred years old.
At Grandpa Cheng's current age, he was in his prime, so he shouldn't be so old.
However, due to the double damage to his body and spirit, Grandpa Cheng entered the aging period earlier, and the aging speed was much faster than normal.
An Yan didn't expect Grandpa Cheng to say this suddenly, and he couldn't help being a little stunned for a while, Cheng Yi said for him: "Grandfather, let me stay here with you tonight, I'm afraid that Yan Yan will be scared if he sleeps in a strange place .”
Although he really wants to meet his grandfather's request, Cheng Yi will not impose his ideas on others, including the little guy.
It's just that as soon as he finished speaking, the little guy turned his head towards him and shook his head, then took the initiative to hug Grandpa Cheng's fingers: "Zhi Zhi Zhi." I am willing to stay with you.
Grandpa Cheng couldn't understand An Yan's meaning, so he just followed the words of the eldest grandson: "Okay, Ah Yi can stay with me tonight."
Cheng Yang on the side quickly said, "I want to stay with grandpa too!"
Grandpa Cheng smiled kindly: "All right, all of you stay."
Just as Cheng's father was about to speak, Grandpa Cheng stopped him: "You two should go home first, and come to see me tomorrow."
Cheng's father and Cheng's mother originally wanted to stay, but even in the most upscale ward, the space is difficult for five adults to live here together. In addition, the father's current situation requires more rest, so it is not good to have too many people.
Cheng's father paused, nodded and said, "I see."
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, An Yan couldn't help being a little anxious: "Squeaky!" And me and me!